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Oh, I know! Especially since quite a few people have been pointing out the similarities - I would imagine he is slightly annoyed (to say the least!) with the writer's of The Simpson's Movie

I finally got my hands on this yesterday, was so excited! It's definitely old-school King, a really gripping read. I find that with some of his newer novels (eg Lisey's Story, Duma Key etc) they can be quite boring and unengaging - I own a copy of Lisey's Story, read it once and never looked at it again. I'd say this is an instant classic, and I am intrigued to see what will become of the planned mini-series. Oh, readers beware, MANY sad parts, nearly got the sniffles a few times It's so good to see King back at the top of his game, hope everyone enjoys Under the Dome as much as I did!

Very true, I find it galling that Borders think they can sell their products at a premium price when they are nothing more than a glorified supermarket. If I am going to pay $30+ for a book that I could find for half the price at Target/KMart or on the internet, I think I will be spending my money at an independent bookstore thank you very much!

mine would have to be Mao's Last Dancer...bought January 05, sat on me shelf ever since...don't think I'll ever get round to it. It wasn't a total waste though because my mum read it not long after I got it and enjoyed it.

Definitely second this! I also recommend Castle in the Window by Laura C Stevenson (bit of fantasy, mainly historical fiction), the Obernewtyn series by Isobelle Carmody (fantasy) and City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende (fantasy/adventure).

Edit: Thought I should add that I HUGELY enjoyed The Children's Book - if I hadn't loved it as much as I did, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have bothered to let it take up so much of my day!

Hmmm....a number of hours! Started sometime just before lunchtime and finished around midnight I'd say - with the odd break inbetween for food and water haha!

I don't hate the Twilight books, more the insane hype that surrounds it...also the terrible life lessons it seems to want to impart upon young, impressionable teenage girls. They are also quite badly written, the author does seems to have a manic fondness for the word "chagrin" if I remember correctly?

I usually love Philippa Gregory's books and was highly disappointed by The Other Queen (put it down before I was even half way through) - so I was extra pleased with this one, a definte return to form here, can't wait for the next!

I finish books in one sitting all the time. When I was in primary school I'd read about five in a day. One of the greatest moments in my reading life was discovering The Hobbit and taking two days to read it - had never happened before, I was so excited! Once I got into the later years of high school what with all the studying and also an after school job (at a library might I add!), it would take me a bit longer. Now as a 19 year old having taking a year off between finishing school and uni, I'm very pleased to find that I have the time again to read a book in a day. Last 4 books I read in one sitting were Disgrace by JM Coetzee, Breath by Tim Winton, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K Dick and The Children's Book by AS Byatt.